Kansas School District Reform Clears Final Hurdle
A bill to reorganize Kansas school districts passes the House 85 to 25 and moves to Gov. John Anderson. It would cut 1900 districts to about 400 500 and establish county planning boards to draft unified 1 12 districts with enrollment and territory thresholds and voter consent rules.
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Topera
Kansas
John Anderson
House
Conference Committee
Planning Board
State Legislative Council
Emporia students canoe training for Kansas race
Three Emporia State College students Ross Health 24 Kent Coward 21 and Rod Spencer 20 paddled from Emporia to Humboldt as training for an April 27 race from Topeka to Lawrence Alpha Phi Omega members the KU chapter and a Texas group expected for the Kaw River event Pupils in Lawrence Public Schools begin Easter vacation fire causes minor damage at Blake Hall as KU razes building for 750000 replacement structure
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Emporia State College
Emporia
Humboldt
Topeka
Lawrence
Ross Health
Kent Coward
Rod Spencer
Cottonwood
Neosho
Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity
Kaw River
Texas
Abilene to Dedicate Canine Hall of Fame
The national Greyhound Hall of Fame will be dedicated April 21 at the National Coursing Association park west of Abilene. The hall, created by the Abilene based coursing association and the Greyhound Track Operators Association, will include a museum and building on the grounds.
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Abilene
Kan
National Greyhound Hall of Fame
National Coursing Association
The
Coursing Association
Greyhound Track Operators Association
Bomb traced to officer in South Viet Nam
A bomb that exploded in a San Francisco post office on March 18 injuring a clerk has been traced to a U S Army captain in Saigon who packaged the device and sent it to his wife through the Army post office system. He is to be returned to the United States for placement in a mental institution. Identification of the officer was not announced immediately.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
San Francisco
Calif
U.S. Army
Army Post Office
United States
Lawrence Chamber to Focus on Downtown Parking Lots
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will push downtown parking developments in the coming year. New president Robert Oyler announced plans after a successful petition for an 800 Vermont Street lot funded by a half city and half benefit district share.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Robert Oyler
The
Journal-World Today
Chamber
Vermont Street
Standard Life
Shields
Oyler
Jim Clark
Jim
FE. R. Zook
Lawrence
Kansas University Law School
C of C
Douglas County
Counter-Intelligence Corps
Corinne High
Nancy
Bobby
West
Crescent Rd
Plymouth Congregational Church
Robert Payne
Hallmark Cards
Mike Getto
Eldridge
Riley Burcham
Lawrence National Bank
Purdue Track Star Leads Dread Relays Entry
Purdue star Nate Adams, Big Ten 100 and 220 champion, tops the Kansas Relays field for the 38th annual event April 19-20. Adams ran 9.7 seconds in the 100 and 21.3 seconds in the 220. Texas Tech Oklahoma and other colleges filed entries across university and junior college divisions.
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Purdue
Kansas
Adams
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
Kirksville
State
Southwestern
Pittsburg State
Oklahoma Baptist
Garden City
Arkansas City
Wichita South
Otis
Topeka
Derby
Llanfairy Tale: Longest Welsh Place Name a Phony
Wales AP report notes the famed town name Llanfair is a myth used to boost tourism. Museum curator Torwerth Peate says the station real name is Llanfairpwell meaning St Mary by the Pool and recounts a 19th century tailor adding 46 letters to exaggerate the title.
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Wales
Welsh National Folk Museum
Britain
Llanfair
Torwerth Peate
Llanfairpwell
St. Mary By
Peate
St. Mary's Church
Llanty Silio
Athletics Given Lease for $1 in Kansas City
The outgoing city council approved an emergency ordinance granting the Kansas City Athletics a two year lease on Municipal Stadium for $1 a year. The seven year contract also guarantees the city 5 percent of the gate revenue during the next five years. The vote was 6 to 1 after a brief session overrunning the inauguration.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Athletics
Oil Executive Speaks on Unit Costs at Institute
A.V. Fraser of American Oil Co. told Kansas University attendees that costs are high and urged marketers to break down expenses by unit sold. He argued understanding per gallon costs helps plan changes to improve profitability.
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Kansas
Kansas University
A. V. Fraser
Chicago
American Oil Co
Petroleum Marketers Management Institute
Fraser
Booth named Student Council president at Lawrence High
Lawrence High School elected Henry Booth as Student Council president for 1963 64 with about 600 voters. Other officers include W M Stalcup as vice president Pat Barr secretary Sherry Heck and Mike Glover as representatives. Booth and Barr and Heck will be seniors next fall while Stalcup and Glover are juniors.
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Howard Heck
Route 3
Mike Glover
George L. Glover
Miller Dr
Booth
Miss Barr
Miss Heck
Stalcup
Glover
LHS
Lawrence High School
Henry Booth
Pat Barr
Sherry Heck
W. M. Stalcup
Journal-World Photo
Miller Named Ford President
Arjay R. Miller was named president of Ford Motor Co. succeeding John Dykstra who plans to retire at 65 next week. Charles H. Patterson was named executive vice president, filling the long vacant post in Ford’s leadership lineup.
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Detroit
Arjay R. Miller
Ford Motor Co
Miller
John Dykstra
Dykstra
Charles H. Patterson
Ford
Air Force
Robert S. McNamara
Washington
Henry Ford II
Steel profits slip as industry era of relief sought
Bethlehem Steel chairman Arthur B. Homer argues for relief such as a price rise or cost cuts to restore profits and sustain the industry. Despite some price shifts and a late demand upturn, 1962 steel earnings remained weak with a 15 percent drop in the combined net income of 78 firms to 714 million, pressuring modernization and global competition.
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Arthur B. Homer
Bethlehem Steel
Wilmington
Del
White House
Kaiser Steel
West Coast
Wheeling
Europan
Research Setup Near for State University Foundation
A bill to create a state universities research foundation passed the Kansas Senate and sits on Gov. John Anderson’s desk. The nonprofit would coordinate grants, contracts, and research across KU, K-State and other state institutions, guided by a 12 member board including the governor and college presidents.
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State Universities Research Foundation
John Anderson
Kansas Senate
Don Hults
Lawrence
Kansas University
Kansas State University
Kansas
Govenor
Board of
Regents
K-State
Emporia Teachers College
Wichita University
Fort Hays State College
Pittsburg State
List of local officials and committee members named in Lawrence record
A long roster lists ordinary and ex officio members across city and county bodies. Names include Lawrence Journal-World affiliates, school board, planning, traffic, and commissioners, with multiple departments and committees represented.
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Jha Thomen
Willee
Kenneth Winyard
William Cl Warren
John Weather- Wax
Ken Whitenight
Udd William
Skipper Williams
Shipman Winter
Rehard Wintermere
Clyde Woods Jr
Dan Youngs
Irvin Youngberg
Lee Zimmermin
Thoms
Ao. Belt
WJ Atgersinger
Airstage
Astwound
Casey Itice
County
Lawrence Journal-World
Moe Avok
Chamber of Commerees
AL Thomas
Dick ‘Popping
Myron
Equalization Debated Today In Kansas Senate
The Kansas Senate opened debate on a House bill to set a uniform 30 percent assessment rate on all real and tangible property. Senator Frank Hodge said the measure aims to raise real estate assessments to 30 percent, equalize urban and rural assessments, and keep utility and public service corporation ratios unchanged.
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PEKA
Kansas Senate
House
Frank Hodge
R-Hutchinson
Senate
Economic report on Kansas industry discussed by Zook at Sertoma
I R Zook secretary manager of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the Governor s Economic Development Committee presented a bleak Kansas industrial picture to the Sertoma Club in Virginia Inn. He noted a net loss in total employment from 1950 to 1960 and urged more focus on research and development to attract new industries. Manufacturing in Lawrence rose while surrounding areas declined.
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Governor's Economic Development Committee
I. R. Zook
Lawrence Sertoma Club
Virginia Inn
Zook
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Washington, D. C
Lawrence
Claude Norris
St. Louis
Norris
Teen-age Runaways Captured After Foot Chase
Two runaway youths from Boys Industrial School in Topeka were captured by Lawrence police after a foot chase Tuesday night. James Leroy Leuenberger, 16, and Eugene Milton Guger, 17, confessed to stealing a Topeka pickup. Officers stopped the truck near 19th and Mass Streets and followed it toward the station, but the pair fled on foot at 17th and Mass. One boy was found on a roof, the other near a house. They were returned to Topeka.
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Boys Industrial School of
Topeka
Lawrence
James Leroy Leuenberger
Eugene Milton Guger
19Th
Mass. Sts
17Th
Lauterbach Praised by Senate for Colby Legislator
State senators paid bipartisan tribute Tuesday to former colleague August W. Lauterbach of Colby who died during the session. A resolution unanimously praised Lauterbach's legislative work. Sen Don Hults of Lawrence cited a March 18 Journal-World editorial commending the late Republican senator and noting the loss to the state.
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Twpeka
August W. Lauterbach
Colby
Lauterbach
Don Hults
Lawrence
Journal-World
Steel Firm Says It Lost Money In Bridge Steel Conspiracy
Jefferson City AP report says the St Joseph Structural Steel Co vice president Jack D Knight testified his firm lost money over three years before the July 1962 suit. He claimed the state was damaged not one iota by their operations and followed similar statements from Stupp Bros. and Kansas City Structural Steel Co.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Jack D. Knight
St. Joseph Structural Steel Co
Stupp Bros. Bridge & Iron Co
St. Louis
Kansas City Structural Steel Co
Kansas City
Kan
Ex Lawrence Resident Elected Mayor in Alliance Nebraska
Dale Novotny formerly of Lawrence was elected mayor of Alliance Nebraska a city of about 8000 in western Nebraska at a reorganization meeting after spring elections. He is a Nebraska University graduate in the life insurance business and has previously served on the Alliance city council.
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Nebraska
Dale Novotny
Lawrence
Alliance Neb
E. L. Novotny
West Eighth Street
Dr. Novotny
Novotny
Alliance City Council
Nebraska U
Journal-World
William Allen White School of Journalism
Hilton Hong Kong claims Asia's largest hotel title
The 26 story Hong Kong Hilton asserts status as Asia’s biggest hotel with partial financing from Texas investors. A Texas flag is displayed from the roof.
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Hong Kong Hilton
Asia
In Memoriam for John Thomas Valcour on anniversary
In loving memory of John Thomas Valcour who died one year ago on April 10. Beloved son and brother, remembered by his mother father sisters and brother. We think of you in silence and shed many tears while others sleep.
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John Thomas Valcour
In loving memory of Dale Wagner
In loving memory of Dale Wagner who left this life April 10 1962. Those who knew and loved him best remember the courage he possessed. He is still in our hearts today as when he first went away. Missed by his wife and son Shirley and Stephen Dale.
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Dale Wagner
Shirley
Stephen Dale
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